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Theroteinus

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Theroteinus
Temporal range: Rhaetian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Synapsida
Clade: Therapsida
Clade: Cynodontia
Clade: Mammaliaformes
Order: Haramiyida
Suborder: Theroteinida
Hahn et al., 1989
Family: Theroteinidae
Sigogneau-Russell et al., 1986
Genus: Theroteinus
Sigogneau-Russell et al., 1986
Type species
Theroteinus nikolai
Sigogneau-Russell et al., 1986
Other species
  • T. rosieriensis Debuysschere, 2016
  • T. jenkinsi Whiteside & Duffin, 2021

Theroteinus is an extinct genus of haramiyidan mammaliaforms from the Late Triassic of France and Britain. It contains three species: T. nikolai, T. rosieriensis and T. jenkinsi, the former two of which are known exclusively from teeth found at the sand quarry of Saint-Nicolas-de-Port,[1][2] while T. jenkinsi is known from a bedded sequence belonging to the Westbury Formation in a road cutting near Holwell, Dorset.[3] Theroteinus is the only member of the family Theroteinidae and the suborder Theroteinida.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Debuysschere, M. (2016). "A reappraisal of Theroteinus (Haramiyida, Mammaliaformes) from the Upper Triassic of Saint-Nicolas-de-Port (France)". PeerJ. 4: e2592. doi:10.7717/peerj.2592. PMC 5075691. PMID 27781174.
  2. ^ "Fossilworks: Theroteinus". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  3. ^ Whiteside, D. I.; Duffin, C. J. (2021). "New haramiyidan and reptile fossils from a Rhaetian bedded sequence close to the famous 'Microlestes' Quarry of Holwell, UK". Proceedings of the Geologists' Association. 132 (1): 34–49. doi:10.1016/j.pgeola.2020.09.003. S2CID 230569213.